So I’ve been using social software for a number of years now and I like the way it has become part of my social life, work life and the way it integrates smoothly into my general life. I’m not concerned about having my information out there in the ether being consumed by other applications or being viewed by anonymous lurkers.
As such I’ve often wondered what my profile is on the web and whether my musings influence others either in the way they reference my posts or in the case of Facebook and Twitter, ‘Like’ my posts or ‘re-tweet’ my tweets. What I found is a beta piece of social software called Klout. This software mines Twitter and looks at the way in which your tweets are amplified (re-tweeted), referenced and responded to.
It generates a wealth of information regarding your usage of Twitter and then generates a set of reports and diagrams which show how much influence you have in the Twittersphere. Below is my current positioning on the Klout Quadrant and shows where I’m positioned. I’m looking to become more influential in my posts and trying to get my reputation enhanced.
I’m currently trying to assess what this actually means for me but at least I can see that I’m currently a casual user of Twitter who listens more than participate. I’m focussed in the topics I post and respond to and as such at least give out a consistent message around what I do and want to say. That said, I do need to move up the Participation scale somewhat.
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